Regardless of whether the car is filled with gasoline or gas, it is not the pure fuel itself that burns in the cylinders, but the air-fuel mixture, since nothing can burn without oxidation. The oxidizer is oxygen from the air. You can not cheat physics and if the Check Engine lights up, and the scanner or diagnostic computer shows the failure code P0172, there are problems with the proportions of air and fuel in the combustion chamber.
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Check Engine is blinking or lit on the dashboard. Few people are optimistic about this. However, there is no reason to panic. The Check Engine light on the second-generation Ford Focus often lights up, but there is no tragedy in it. In almost 90% of cases, actuation of the emergency lamp is caused by trifling reasons, and it is possible to eliminate them with bare hands. Yes, sometimes there are serious breakdowns, but we will try to cover the widest possible range of faults in Ford Focus 2, which causes the check light.
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Mysterious error codes, which are displayed on the scanners’ monitors, sometimes baffle drivers. In fact, all car electronics simply fixes malfunctions, and we are left to deal with them ourselves. Error code P0171, which is produced by engines of Nissan, Mazda, Opel or Toyota, means that the mixture in the combustion chamber is too lean. Let’s figure out how to reset the error and fix the problem right now.
On Nissan Teana, X-Trail, Note, Peugeot and Citroen engines produced before 2011 and a lot of other cars the Check Engine warning light or the scanner generates failure code P0011 often lights up. At the same time, the Check Engine may not light up, but the symptoms of malfunction are obvious. How to act in such cases, how to reset and find out the causes of the OBD 2 code, we will understand right now. (більше…)
This SUV has perfectly recommended itself in Europe as a reliable, inexpensive, unpretentious car for everyday use. Dacia Duster with a mileage of 100 thousand km and today is in demand at the secondary market. However, when choosing a specific instance, it is worth to look closely at the experience of ownership and characteristic failures, kinks and inborn diseases. At least, not to buy frank garbage.
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Under normal conditions, any internal combustion engine, diesel or gasoline, needs to maintain a balance of oxygen and fuel. Fault code P2192 indicates that the fuel-air mixture is enriched, most likely at high rpm. (більше…)
The Nissan GT-R Nismo is the top model in the GT-R family. It is equipped with improvements for the track model, and for the civilian version designed for public roads. The improvements have made the car even more powerful and dynamic. It looks like it’s too early to retire…
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The battery charging system on the Ford Focus II rarely fails. As a rule, the main sign of malfunction is a voltage drop at the output from the alternator or at the output from the engine control unit. All this is accompanied by a burning alarm lamp on the dashboard (with the image of the battery), and when scanning the system pops up error P1246, the failure of the input load circuit of the alternator. Let’s deal with the error on the Ford Focus 2 together.
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Some drivers consider the cabin filter on the Ford Focus 2 useless, motivating it by the already normal air circulation. They do not think about the fact that through the windows comes gassed masses, as the car is surrounded by clubs of exhaust. And not just gases. Dust from worn pads and clutch frictions, particles of rubber, bacteria and microorganisms, all this penetrates into the salon freely. Changing the cabin air filter on the Ford Focus 2 is a necessary operation, because comfort and microclimate in the cabin depend on it.
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“Whatever the future development of this type of car in Germany, there is no doubt that Hitler’s government will help to popularize it”, an excerpt from an article by W.H. Millgate in The Detroit News, April 1933. Of course, you guessed that we’re talking about prototypes of the VW Beetle, an absolute bestseller that, by and large, won’t be out of production until July 2019. However, there is one page in the history of this car that few people are familiar with.
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Errors diagnosed by mobile scanners and computers in one way or another indicate a malfunction in the engine management system. And these errors are not always duplicated by the Check Engine icon. In the case of the common error u1900 check lights up very rarely and most owners of Ford Focus 2 are surprised to find this OBDII code only when scanning.
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Those who have personally encountered the replacement of the sway bar bushing in the Hyundai Tucson, know that this is not an easy job. Rear sway bar bushings are changed elementary literally in 15 minutes. With the front a little more complicated, but no problems will not arise if you do everything correctly.
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It’s hard to call the new budget car market empty. We mean a new car for $15,000, with a good basic package, and we don’t mean cars developed in the last century at new prices. Hyundai has been showing the ability to survive in the toughest market conditions for about thirty years and one of its cars, the Hyundai Accent 2022 model year will give for its money what others are not able to give.
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Czech car Škoda Fabia, produced since 1999. The HTP-series engines of this model are available with a capacity of 1.2 and 1.4 liters. The timing mechanism is chain or belt drive. Skoda Fabia with an engine capacity of 1.2 liters, has 3 cylinders. A chain is responsible for the timing mechanism drive. The timing chain drive mechanism is quite reliable, but also has its own resource. How to replace the drive chain and what you need for replacement, we will learn right now.
An automatic transmission is a useful thing. The technology of building automatic transmissions and producing lubricants for them has reached such a level that you can not think about changing the oil in the automatic for 4-5 years. That’s if we buy a new car. If we have a car with a mileage, we have to face the problem of choosing a fluid and the method of its replacement. Both problems cause a lot of questions and we will look for answers right now.
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The robotic seven-speed DSG7 DQ200 gearbox on the Skoda Octavia A7 once sucked the blood of owners. After 2014, engineers have perfected it, and official dealers replaced it under warranty. Today it is a quite serviceable and efficient mechanism, which is not inferior to the mechanics in terms of reliability. Provided that it is serviced in time. One of the conditions of DSG normal operation is oil change. Let’s find out how to change the oil in DSG 7 DQ200 gearbox and mechatronic control unit, what oil to use and how often to change it.
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Automatic transmissions are no less sensitive to lubrication quality than the engine. Some models are even more finicky in this respect. Timely oil replacement in automatic transmission 6F35 Ford Focus 2 guarantees that our automatic transmission will serve at least 200-250 thousand miles without overhaul. Old oil can cause friction clutches to overheat, which will lead to costly repairs. The cost of automatic transmission repair may be at the level of price tags of contractual boxes. Therefore, check the level and condition of ATF in automatic transmission regularly, and replace it if necessary.
